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FLYING TARGET TRAP.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT H. HEBBARD AND CHARLES C. HEBBARD, OF ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY,ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD TO WM. H. RANKIN, OF SAME PLACE.

FLYI NG-TARG ET TRAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 527,854, dated October23, 1894.

Application filed September 9, 1893. Serial No 485,145. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, ALBERT H. HEBBARD and CHARLES C. HEBBARD, citizensof the United States, residing at Elizabeth, in the county of Union andState of NewJersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFlying-Target Traps; and we do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to traps for throwing flying targets, and itconsists'in certain improvements in the construction thereof, as will behereinafter fully set forth and pointed out in the claims.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings as follows:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the trap with its base in verticalsection on the line 1-1 in Figs. 2 and 3. Fig. 2 is a top or plan viewof the trap. Fig. 3 is a plan View of the base looking up,,the crossstays orspokes, a, beingremoved and indicated by dotted lines.

A marks the base; a, its legs; a, its cross stays or spokes; a aninternal flange on the rim of the base; B, the super-base; O, the axisof the super-base; D, the standard; D,

the clamping plate on the top of the standard; E, the cross arm; F, thesling arm; G, the target holder; H, the spring; and J, the trigger.

Other letters and numerals of reference will be referred to in properplace in the following general description.-

The super-base, B, isrevoluble upon the base, A, and all partsabove thesuper-base,

except the trigger connections, are carried by the super-base, and arerevoluble with it, and means are provided for holding these revolubleparts against movement, and for releasing them so they can move freely.On the under side of the super-base is a rib or flange, b, which fitsinto the rim of the base, A, and is seated on the flange, (1, The axis,'0, is preferably an extension from the standard, D, which passesthrough the super-base, and is journaled in the hub from which the staysor spokes, a, radiate. On the under side of the super-base are ears, 6,to which are fulcrumed clutch levers, K, which have jaws, It, thatcontact with the underside of the flange, a and at their long ends arebearing screws, 10. A yoke, L, which embraces the axis, 0, loosely andis fulcrumed at, Z, on lugs extending down from the super-base, and heldby a rod, 1, at its opposite end, (see Figs. 1 and 3) rests on thebearing screws, 10', and is exerted downward by a spring, S, and thiscauses the lever, K, to clutch the flange, a between the jaws, 7c, andthe flange or rib, b, and thereby hold the super-base from turning. Torelease this clutch action, and leave the parts free to turn upon eachother, we provide the lifting rod, l, which connects with a bell-cranklever,L, and it is connected with a hand-grip lever, L by a rod Z Thehand-grip lever is immediately below the handle, a, on the cross arm, E,and so can be easily operated by the hand that grasps that handle. Thecross arm, as in other like traps, has a clamp plate, E, fitting againstthe like plate, D, on the standard, and the two plates are pivotedtogether centrally, and a binding screw, cl, affords means for holdingthe two plates in frictional contact, and this permits the cross arm tobe set at more or less of an inclination. The person who sets the trapconstantly changes the inclination of the cross arm, and also itsdirection, in order to cause the trap to throw the target in a differentdirection and plane at each setting. To change the inclination, hegrasps the handle, c, with one hand, and the binding screw, d, with theother, loosens the screw, lifts up or bears down on the handle, 6, andthen tightens the screw, and then in our trap, if he wishes to changethe direction, he grasps the grip lever, L and draws it toward thehandle, e. This releases the clutch levers, K, from pressure from thespring, S, and the operator can with the same hand that grasps thelever, 6, swing the upperpart of the trap around on its axis, 0. As soonas the hand grip, L is released the clutches, K, again act and hold theparts rigid. It will be observed that the clutches, K, and the means bywhich they are actuated are both carried by the revolublesuper-base. Allparts of the trap, except the base, A, and the trigger le- 10o ver, J,are carried by the revoluble superbase.

The sling arm, F, is pivoted, as in other traps of this type, to thecross arm, E, at e, and the spring, H, engages its short end at, f, andthe trigger catch, J which engages the sling, is hung on a lug, E on thecross arm, said catch being connected with a pull rod, J, which passesdown through the center of the axis, 0, and is there connected with thetrigger-lever, J.

The target holder, G, is pivoted at f, to the sling, F, and a coiledspring, g, gives elasticity to its pivotal action. The target holdercomprises a fixed finger, G, and a yielding finger, G pivoted at g andflexibly held by a spring, 9. On the end of the yielding arm, G is apivoted holder, G having bearing studs, 2 and 3, thereon, and on thefixed arm, G, is the bearing stud, 1.

The manner of holding the target is represented in Fig. 2, the targetbeing indicated by a dotted circle.

What we claim as new is- 1. In a flying target trap, the combinationwith the base, A, and the revoluble superbase, 13, of a clutch ring, aon said base,and a clutching mechanism for engaging said ring that iscarried by said super-base.

2. In a flying target trap, the combination with the fixed base, and therevoluble superbase, of a friction clutch ring on said fixed base,clutching devices for engaging said ring carried by the revoluble base,a clutch operating lever carried by the cross arm of the trap, andmeans, substantially as described, for connecting said clutch operatinglever with the clutching devices.

3. In a flying target trap, the combination of a fixed base, a revolublebase mounted to turn on said fixed base, a standard on said revolublebase, a cross arm pivoted on said standard, a handle on said cross armfor moving it pivotally, a hand-grip lever in conjunction with saidhandle, a clutching mechanism carried by said revoluble base for holdingsaid part against revoluble action, and suitable gearing for operativelyconnecting said clutching mechanism with said hand grip lever.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

ALBERT H. I'IEBBARD. CHARLES C. HEBBARD.

lVitnesses:

J. XV. KLETT, R. WV. VVELCH.

